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Spadix   Listen
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Spadix  n.  (pl. L. spadices, E. spadixes)  
1.
(Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe.
2.
(Zool.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles.





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... in most of the order are small and inconspicuous, but aggregated on a spike (spadix) which may be of very large size. Good types of the order are the various aroids (Aroideae), of which the calla (Richardia) is a very familiar cultivated example. Of wild forms the sweet-flag (Acorus), ...
— Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany - For High Schools and Elementary College Courses • Douglas Houghton Campbell


Words linked to "Spadix" :   spike


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